Encore Theatre Company are honoured to have received 25 nominations in the 2020 Tasmanian Theatre Awards (The Errols) in the category of COMMUNITY MUSICAL THEATRE, announced on 16 January at the Princess Theatre.
STRICTLY BALLROOM has received a record 13 Nominations & WE WILL ROCK YOU received 12 nominations.
The winners were announced at a celebration dinner on 22 February 2020 at Wrest Point, with Encore collecting the following awards:
Outstanding Direction: DANNY GIBSON for Strictly Ballroom
Outstanding Musical Direction: MICHAEL STOCKS & DENISE SAM for Strictly Ballroom
Outstanding Male Supporting Performance: CHRISTOPHER BRYG for Strictly Ballroom
Youth Achievement: TARRANT EDWARDS: Performance for Strictly Ballroom
Outstanding Production: WE WILL ROCK YOU
Outstanding Choreography: DEARBHLA GILLEN for We Will Rock You
Outstanding Female Leading Performance: NATALIE REID for We Will Rock You
Outstanding Female Supporting Performance: SAMANTHA HAMMERSLEY for We Will Rock You
Outstanding Ensemble: Cast of WE WILL ROCK YOU
Outstanding Costume Design: ANTHONY PHILLIPS for We Will Rock You
Outstanding Lighting or Video/Film Design: JASON BOVAIRD: Lighting Design for We Will Rock You
Outstanding Sound Design: MARCELLO LO RICCO for We Will Rock You
PLUS the Musical Theatre Judges’ Award: SAMANTHA HAMMERSLEY – triple threat: sing, dance and act; amazing range in her performances
Since the inaugural awards in 2015, Encore have received 93 nominations and won 34 ‘Errols’.
Thank you to our company partners headed up by the Invermay Newsagency and the City of Launceston Event Sponsorship Program, our families and friends for your ongoing support and as always, we thank our audiences for always being there and supporting us.